For a function the notion of p-mean variation of order 1, is defined. It generalizes the concept of F. Riesz variation of functions on the real line ℝ¹ to ℝⁿ, n > 1. The characterisation of the Sobolev space in terms of is directly related to the characterisation of by Lipschitz type pointwise inequalities of Bojarski, Hajłasz and Strzelecki and to the Bourgain-Brezis-Mironescu approach.
@article{bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ba59-1-8, author = {B. Bojarski}, title = {Remarks on the Bourgain-Brezis-Mironescu Approach to Sobolev Spaces}, journal = {Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Mathematics}, volume = {59}, year = {2011}, pages = {65-75}, zbl = {1230.46028}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ba59-1-8} }
B. Bojarski. Remarks on the Bourgain-Brezis-Mironescu Approach to Sobolev Spaces. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Mathematics, Tome 59 (2011) pp. 65-75. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-ba59-1-8/